LSU Health New Orleans Paints October Pink
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Leslie Capo
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LSU Health New Orleans faculty experts will present the following lectures at the Breast Health and Cancer Symposium on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. at UMC New Orleans, Conference Center, Room J:
• Your Breast Radiologist and You: Mammograms, Ultrasound, MRI and Maybe a Biopsy by Mike Morin, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology and Academic Director of Ultrasound at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
• Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program: Helping Those Most in Need in our Community by Donna Williams, DrPH, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health
• Breast Cancer Genomics: The Basics of How it Affects You and Your Family by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
• Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: What Are My Options? by Oren Tessler, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
• Everything You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: A to Z by Adam I. Riker, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Surgical Oncology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., former State Sen. Diana Bajoie, Director of the LSU Health New Orleans Office of Community Relations, LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health and Xavier University students, will offer Beauty is Really Skin Deep events at New Orleans beauty salons and barber shops. The free outreach events include education about early detection and breast cancer self-exam demonstrations, as well as blood pressure screening, educational materials and free giveaways. Shops currently participating include:
• Durio’s House of Style, 1832 Gentilly Blvd.
• Carter’s Hair Design, 2714 Palmyra Street
• Brimmer’s Barber Shop, 1832 Second Street
• The Diva’s Hairbox & Nail Salon, 136 South Broad Street
LSU Health New Orleans is recruiting participants and support to its team for the Komen Race for the Cure 5K Race/Walk on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at City Park. For more information, click here .
Additionally, LSU Health New Orleans is honoring breast cancer survivors on its Survivor Board outside of the cafeteria in the Medical Education Building from September 30 - October 31, 2016.
A series of Breast Health Facts will rotate on the campus digital billboards throughout the month.
Friday, October 14, 2016, is Pink Out the Campus Day, when all faculty, staff and students are encouraged to wear pink to work.
As the most comprehensive academic health sciences center in Louisiana, LSU Health New Orleans makes wide-ranging and far-reaching contributions to breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, discoveries, advances and outreach through multiple disciplines in a variety of settings.